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Genome India Initiative
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- Under Genome India Initiative, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) plans to scan nearly 20,000 Indian genomes over the next 5 years in a two-phase exercise.
- The project is done to develop diagnostic tests that can be used to test for cancer.
- While 22 institutions, including Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the DBT would be involved in the exercise.
- The data generated will be accessible for to researchers anywhere for analysis through National Biological Data Centre.
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